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, C. C. HABE AND S. `J. OF LOUISVILLE, -A 'KENTUCKY i Letters Paten-tNo. 71,748, elated December 3, 1867.

HINGING TEAr-KETTLE LIDS.

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To ALL WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:

Y Be it known that we', .C. (1 -HABE and S. J. HRE, of Louisville, inthe county of Jefferson, and State of Kentucky, have inventeda new anduseful Improvement'in Tea-Kettle with a Swinging Lid; and we do-heriebydeclare that thefollowing is a full, clear, and exact descriptionthereof, which will enable others skilled in the art to `make and usethe same, reference being had tothe accompanying drawings, in which'- il Figure l is a, top view of a tea-kettle having our improvedswinging-lid connection.

Figure 2 is a sideview of the same. l Similar letters ofreferenceindicate like parts. This invention relatesto a-new anduseful'device for attaching a swinging lid to a teakettle; and consistsVin connectingthe lid to the kettle by a. pivot on one side,`wii;h 'acurved slot in the lid tted on -thc ear of the kettle, so that it shallbe held in place by the baiLand turn either way horizontally, for thepurpose of opening and closing the kettle, thus constructing the kettleand lid in the simple stand cheapest manner, with only two castings, anddispensing with wroughtron lugs, loose;- washers, and s crews or looseears or washers, usually employed for connecting a. swinging lid to akettle. I 'l L, A represents an ordinary tea-kettle, and B theswinginging lid, vwhich `is pivoted to the kettle by the pin a, whichmay be fastened upon either the lid or the kettle. The lid is madewith-'a at rim, b, having a projection on the side, in which is asemicircuiar slot c, that slips over the ear e, which is curved to fitthe shape oi' the slot, and allow theA lid` to turn upon it freely ineither direction to one side, so as to open the top of the kettle asdesired, while at the same time the lid is held'down-in place by the endof the bail d,that is hooked in the ear e, and 'acts as a washer. Y

The simplicity of this arrangement, and its eiiective and easyoperation, are obvious. What we claim as new, and desire to secure byLetters Patent, is#- 1. Making a tea-kettle with a swinginglid 'n twopieces, connected and operating as herein described. 2. A swinging lid,Ihaving a curved or semicircular slot, c, in the rim b, in combinationwith the ear e, the

bail d, and the pin a of a tea-kettle, arranged 'and .operating asherein described.

C. C. HARE, S. J. HA'RE. llvitnesses: l

Jos. CLEMENT,

G. B. HART.

